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• Kernal64@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They absolutely aren’t. I’m not comparing them to some $20 burger. I’m comparing them to other fast food burgers, and in that comparison, they’re decidedly average.

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  • HessiaNerd@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do you honestly think a jack in the box or McDonald’s burger is better?

    I admit I am biased. When I was a kid they were only in Southern California and we would always get them when visiting family down there. I 100% have some nostalgia bias. But objectively they have high quality ingredients and are prepared well to your liking. A lot of people complain about the fries (you can order them light well or well), but fries made from potatoes rather than some abomination invented in a lab are a selling point in my book.

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    • Kernal64@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are McDonald’s burgers better? No. Are Wendy’s? Yes. I haven’t had Jack in the Box in almost 10 years (none in my area), so I can’t compare them directly.

      Their fries seem like their burgers to me: good, but not remarkable. They’re certainly better than BK fries and the current Wendy’s fries (the old Wendy’s fries were better).

      I’m not sure what you mean about the lab thing, though. The vast majority of the fries I’ve had have just been sliced and fried potatoes.

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      • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Culver’s, Habit, Smashburger, Five Guys. I don’t eat out much, but even I can easily name several off the top of my head.

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      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        McDonald’s burgers better? No. Are Wendy’s? Yes

        Maybe it’s the one you tried or something but, no, not by a long shot, at least not on average.

        What makes In n Out better is the freshness of everything. Crispy fresh lettuce, crunchy quality pickle, thick cut fresh not slimy tomatoes, etc. It’s basically a fast food version of the small town burger joints you see everywhere in California. Everyone heres got their local burger joint with quality ingredients, In n Out is basically a step down off of that in chain form. I’d almost classify most fast food burgers as one “kind” and In-N-Out/joint places as another with how vastly different they are despite being the same ingredients.

        Wendy’s is one of the better fast food burgers but if you prefer it then it’s likely the grease and salt and other addictive stuff in them. Or the bacon. I can get behind the bacon being a plus.

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  • jumjummy@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well, obviously tastes differ, but I have yet to see any traditional fast food restaurant have anywhere near the lines and demand that In&Out has. More often then not, the lines are too much and I’ve often given up and gone to other spots when the lines are insane.

    Call it hype, but I really think that they are leaps and bounds better than any other chain fast food places.

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    • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Show me you’ve never been to a Culver’s.

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      • Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Haha no shit. Culver’s stomps the fuck out of in n out

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